The College wants your input as we update two professional standards:
- Mandatory reporting professional standard (proposed new Duty to report professional standard), and
- Moral factors professional standard (proposed new Conscientious objection professional standard)
Your input is essential in informing our work, and will help ensure that standards reflect current practice, uphold medical professionalism, and align with our mandate to protect the public interest.
Open consultations
Duty to Report
This draft standard outlines expectations for reporting concerns about colleagues as well as the duty to self-report adverse actions. It also explains when and how to report concerns.
To view the revised standard, click here
Conscientious Objection
This draft standard addresses a registrant’s right to conscientiously object to providing certain treatments or care, while ensuring patients maintain fair access to medical services.
To view the revised standard, click here
How to Provide Comments
Please email your comments to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
- Include the name of the standard(s) in the subject line.
- For comments on multiple standards, identify the corresponding standard for each comment.
The consultation closes January 23, 2026. Please note that comments received after the deadline will not be considered.
Comments received by this date will be carefully considered to help us evaluate our draft professional standards and determine if further revisions are needed before presenting them to Council for final approval. Once approved, we will share the updated professional standards with registrants.
Thank you!
